Action from Japan's 2-0 win over Korea Republic.

CHONGQING – Japan recorded their second win of the 2008 East Asian Women’s Football Championship on Thursday with a 2-0 defeat of title holders Korea Republic.

Eriko Arakawa opened the scoring in the 16th minute before her NTV Beleza team-mate Shinobu Ohno sealed the win with Japan’s second 11 minutes after the break.

Japan’s hopes of claiming top honours in the four-team, round-robin competition were given a further boost on Thursday when hosts China, who will take on the Japanese in the final round on Sunday, were held to a goalless draw by DPR Korea